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Suing The Devil

Suing The Devil (2011)

August. 26,2011
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3.9
| Drama Comedy Thriller

Luke O'Brien, a washed-up salesman turned night law student, decides to sue Satan for $8 trillion dollars. On the last day before Luke files a default judgment, Satan appears to defend himself. On Satan's legal team are 10 of the country's best trial lawyers. The entire world watches on Legal TV to see who will win the Trial of the Century

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Lawbolisted
2011/08/26

Powerful

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VeteranLight
2011/08/27

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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Spoonatects
2011/08/28

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

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Fairaher
2011/08/29

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

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blackmamba99971
2011/08/30

Although I am a fan of Malcolm McDowell. I have a lot of reservations about the lead actor Bart Bronson. A man down, and out of faith losing his ability to comprehend of what it means to be a human being in this crazy world of ours. Sorry to say his acting was very hard to swallow. Corbin Bernsen, Tom Sizemore, and a few others who have cameo appearances do their bid well with their own parts. Except for the narration from Bronson every so often. Where did this guy come from? His voice, mannerisms, body language all said I just got out of the porn business, and now trying the real deal. His emotional outbursts did not bode well with his delivery especially during the court case. Yet in the same moment Malcolm responded brilliantly with each line he spoke. The story has merit. An original tale to say the least. The only other two I can think of playing the devil are Al Pacino in The devil's advocate, and Angel Heart with Robert Deniro as old scratch. Both films shone bright as the two method actors played Lucifer to the letter. Suing the devil had spotty areas, but all in all not a bad attempt albeit for Bronson's character, and very flimsy line delivery. But I don't mean remembering his lines, I mean the aural blandness with nearly no emotional balances to speak of. Everyone else did their part, which saved the film. Perhaps with some more in depth acting lessons Bart could be on his way to better scripts.

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patrikbjrk
2011/08/31

When I first heard of this film I thought the idea was brilliant, and I still think the story of a lawyer suing the devil could have been one hell of a movie. Unfortunately it turned out to be total crap.The actors are terrible (I've seen better acting in school plays) and the story turns really stupid after the first ten minutes. McDowell is the only one acting like an actor, and even he isn't very good. During the film I found myself wondering how on earth they tricked him into this film, but then I realized not only was he playing the devil, he was also producing it.I won't spoil the end for those still to see it, but it was so lame it would have dragged my vote down even lower if I hadn't already voted 1.If You hadn't figured out this was really a drafting video for Christian churches in the Sydney area from the story, all You had to do was watch the credits.

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Marc-108
2011/09/01

I watched this film because I love supernatural tales and Malcolm McDowell. By the time I realized that I was being morally instructed, I was fascinated with how bad the film was. Until McDowell (as Satan) showed up, I was wondering how long they could draw it out. The protagonist, a naive and goofy loser going to law school at night, seems completely lost at the idea of playing a character and instead becomes an Australian caricature. The rest of the cast was even worse, over-acting cartoons of sinful lawyers and corporate types.Then Malcolm McDowell appears, Satan coming to defend himself (with the aid of ten lawyers). He proclaims himself to be the Devil and denies all allegations that he is behind all of the evils of the world. He plays it pretty cool, with occasional satanic outbursts, until he's cornered and lets loose with a demonic soliloquy that literally shakes the rafters and is the only worthwhile five minutes of the film. Only McDowell or Jack Nicholson could do it so well.Without the five minute reprieve, I would have given this one star. The other two are strictly for Malcolm McDowell's solo performance.

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Sam Hilton
2011/09/02

The reason I give this a 3 out of 10 is because I gave 2 points to the script and 1 to Malcolm McDowell for his acting, which was still less-than-great and, frankly, quite cringe-worthy in the 2 or 3 instances he appears to be attempting an Australian accent.The main issue is the general terrible acting throughout the movie from the entire cast (McDowell excluded). Let's look at one of our lead actors, Bart Bronson; an essential unknown and for obvious reasons. From the start he failed to convey any convincing or scene-appropriate emotion or gusto in his voice, or any realistic posturing in almost every scene.*Spoiler Alert* In the scene where 'Satan' (McDowell) first enters the courtroom and appears to head up the entire courthouse, all of the visible cast start fanning themselves and commenting on the sudden heat. A simple scene yet with some of the most unconvincing acting and background dialogue I have ever scene. Not to mention, the fact that they may have just met Satan and they seem to not be very bothered.Another major issue is the sheer pace of the film. I understand that in a film like this, you need to get to where the action is (the courthouse) quickly but, not 12 minutes into the film, the first entire courtroom scene with Satan present is already over, leaving no time to explain anything in depth or build up any endearing information or background story on the characters. All in all, a film I would not recommend.

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